Monthly Archives: June 2011

It was announced yesterday that President Obama has nominated Sara Saldana to become the next United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Ms. Saldana presently heads the public corruption unit of the United States Attorney’s Office of the … Continue reading →

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On June 20, 2011, Judge Solis of the Northern District of Texas, in United States ex rel. Vandever v. Intermatic Manufacturing, upheld the constitutionality of the false marking statute, 35 U.S.C. § 292, which prohibits, among other things, the false … Continue reading →

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The Northern District of Texas recently added a new feature to its website: Attorney Status Report. The feature allows one to search to determine whether a particular attorney is admitted to the Northern District of Texas, and shows the attorney’s … Continue reading →

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On June 23, 2011, Glycobiosciences filed a patent infringement lawsuit against MPM Medical, Inc. in the Northern District of Texas. Glycobiosciences claims that MPM Medical infringes, among others, United States Patent Nos. 5,897,880 and 6,723,345, both of which related to … Continue reading →

The Northern District of Texas was selected as one of fourteen federal district courts for a 10-year patent pilot program. The United States Court’s press release describes the program as functioning in part as follows: In the pilot program, patent … Continue reading →

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In a major patent decision that issued today, the Supreme Court upheld, by an 8-0 vote, the Federal Circuit’s long-standing rule that 35 U.S.C. § 282 requires an invalidity defense to be proved by clear and convincing evidence. A copy … Continue reading →

Hydro-Québec, on June 6, 2011, filed suit against А123 Systems, Inc. and Valence Technology, Inc., in the Northern District of Texas. Hydro-Québec, a Canadian “crown” corporation based out of Montreal, Quebec, accuses defendants of infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,955,733, which … Continue reading →